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Nov. 20, 1928. 1,691,957

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R. R. BLANSHAN GARMENT Filed Sept. 9, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J/WEN 0 M %M & Z,@ pMm T HTTORNEYQ Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT orl-"lce.

GARMENT.

Application filed September 9, 1926. Serial No. 134,457.

This invention relates to garments and particularly to the type having a drop seat.

An object of this invention 1s to provide an improved garment of the drop-seat type, in which the 'drop seat may be closed or dropped in a simple and convenient manner; in which the use of buttons for securing the drop seat in closed position is reduced to a minlmum or eliminated, and which will be attractive in appearance, simple and relatively inexpensive.

Various other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description of two embodiments of the. invention, and the novel features will be particularly pointed out hereinafter in connection with the appended claims.

In the accompanying draw1ngs:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a combination garment constructed in accordance with this invention, the seat being released;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspectiveof the same, but with the seat dropped;

Fig. 3 is a somewhat similar rear perspective, but illustrating the garment with the seat closed;

Fig. 4 is perspective of the loop connection between the guide straps and the seat straps; and

Fig. 5 is a rear perspective of a drop-seat garment also constructed in accordance with the invention, but illustrating another embodiment of the invention.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, the garment is of the type known as combination overalls, and comprises the usual shirt section 1 and trouser section 2, the waist section being open for some distance from the neck with suitable closing means, therefor, such as buttons. The garment is provided with a drop seat section 3, and a band 4 extends along the upper or free end edge of the drop seat. The band 4 then extends from the side edges thereof to form seat straps 5, which extend forwardly around the sides of the garment at approximately the waist line and across the front of the garment where they overlap when the seat is closed. The overlapping ends of the seat straps may be detachably secured together, in any suitable manner. A simple and convenient manner of connection is by providing a buckle 6 upon the free end of one of the straps for detachable interconnection with the free end of the other strap, in the same manner'as a belt.

Guide straps 7 extend from the sides of the garment at approximately the waist line, forwardly and across the front of the garment to approximately the center thereof, and the ends of the straps 7 are attached to the garment, being free of the garment intermediate of their ends. Each seat strap 5 is provided, closely adjacent but spaced somewhat from its free end, with an eye or loop 8 through which the adjacent guide strap 7 passes, so that the free ends of the seat straps 5 will be slidingly confined to the garment at approximately the waistline.

When the eyes 8 slide rearwardly along the guide strap 7, the drop seat 3 will be free to drop, and when the straps are pulled forwardly around the garment, the drop seat 3 will be closed. When desired, although not necessary, the drop seat may also be secured in closed position by buttons 9 on the garment which pass through button holes 10 in the drop seat adjacent its side edges, these button connections with the drop seat along the side edges assisting in holding the drop seat closed along the side edges as well as assisting in its support.

In Fig. 5 a somewhat similar construction is illustrated, except that the garment is provided at each side with a loop strap 11, just rearwardly of and spaced somewhat from the rear end of each guidestrap 7 and the seat straps 5 pass under these loop straps 11 for engagement with the guide strap'7, so that when the seat straps are drawn forwardly to close the drop seat, the loop straps 11 will prevent sagging of the drop seat. The construction is otherwise the same as in Figs. 1 to 4.

This drop-seat construction may be employed not only in combination overalls, but in other garments, such as for childrens garments, and largely eliminates the use of buttons or entirely eliminates them if the buttons are omitted, as they may be. The seat may be dropped or closed in a simple and convenient manner, and rapidly, and when closed will be comfortable to the wearer. The seat may be released and be dropped by merely uncoupling the free ends of the seat straps 5, or the seat may be closed by merely drawing the seat straps 5 forwardly and coupling them. Such a construction is relatively simple and inexpensive.

It will be obvious that various changes in the details which have been herein described and illustrated in order to explain the invention may be made by those skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention 1. A garment having a drop seat, straps extending from the seat, adjacent its free end,

v forwardly over the front of the garment whereby when the straps are drawn forwardly and over the front of the garment, the seat will be drawn up into closed position, and a guide strap extending from each side of the garment partially across the front of-the garment,,and secured to the garment, each seat strap at a point adjacent its free end having a sliding connection with the adjacent guide strap, whereby the rearward movement of the seat straps, as the seat is dropped, will be limited by the rearward ends of the guide forwardly over the front of the .guide strap extending from each side of the garment partially across the front of the garment, a loop on each seat strap adjacent its free end through which the adjacent guide strap passes.

3. A garment having a drop seat, straps extending from said seat, adjacent its free end, forwardly and overlapping one another across the front of the garment, and guide straps extending beneath the seat straps from the sides of the garment forwardly and across the front of the garment into proximity to the center of the front, the ends of the uide straps being secured to the garment and free of the garment intermediate their ends, each guide strap having a sliding connection with the adjacent overlying seat strap.

4. A garment having a drop seat, straps extending from said seat, adjacent its free end, forwardly and overlapping one another across the front of the garment, and guide straps extending beneath the seat straps from the sides of the garment forwardly and across the front of the "arment' into proximity to the center of the front, the ends of the guide straps being secured to the garment, and free of the garment intermediate their ends, each guide strap having a sliding loop connection to the adjacent overlying seat strap, said garment also having a loop at each side spaced rearwardly from the rear ends of the guide straps through which the adjacent seat strap slidingly passes before connection to its guide strap.

5. A garment having a drop seat, straps extending from said seat, adjacent its free end, forwardly and overlapping one another across the front of the garment, and uide straps extending beneath the seat straps rom the sides of the garment forwardly and across the front of the arment into proximity to the center of the rent, the ends of the guide straps being secured to the garment and free of the garment intermediate their ends, each guide strap having a sliding loop connection to the adjacent overlying seat strap, said garment and drop seat also having portions cooperating when the seat is drawn up for preventing sagging of the seat adjacent the sides thereof.

- RUSSELL R. BLANSI-IAN. 

